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$ gem install vimgolf
$ vimgolf setup
$ vimgolf put 556d7209f6d1a10ee6000001

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Start file
abcdefghijklmn
End file
abcdefghijklmn
bcdefghijklmna
cdefghijklmnba
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efghijklmndcba
fghijklmnedcba
ghijklmnfedcba
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klmnjihgfedcba
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Solutions

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#46 Michael Buckley / apolatg - Score: 16 - 01/23/18 @ 19:59 
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#47 ushumpei / ushumpei_ - Score: 17 - 06/05/15 @ 12:35 
qayypxfnpq12@apZZ

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#48 d;-) / pedrobearer - Score: 17 - 07/13/15 @ 19:26 
qqyyp<Del>fnpq12@qpZZ

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#49 Johan Adriaans / JohanAdriaans - Score: 18 - 06/02/15 @ 10:01 
qqYpxfnpq12@qam<Esc>ZZ

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#50 Adrien Fabre / statox42 - Score: 18 - 06/04/15 @ 20:45 
qqYpxfnpq12@qam<Esc>ZZ

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#51 Gerald Tilma / GeraldTilma - Score: 18 - 10/21/15 @ 01:54 
qqYpxfnpq12@qam<Esc>ZZ

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#52 Assaf Lavie / AssafLavie - Score: 19 - 06/09/15 @ 20:08 
qqyypxfnpq12@qam<Esc>ZZ

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#53 Gurukandhamoorthi / Gurukandhamoor1 - Score: 20 - 09/01/17 @ 15:16 
qqYpxfnp0q22@Qlim<Esc>ZZ

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#54 Edgard Leal / EdgardLeal - Score: 21 - 06/03/15 @ 19:37 
qqYpxlfnpq12@qpYpxpZZ

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#55 Drew Newell / drewnewell - Score: 24 - 06/24/15 @ 18:33 
qqyypxfnpq12@qim<BS><Right>m<Esc>:wq<CR>

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#56 Matthieu Crapet / mcr05 - Score: 32 - 06/13/15 @ 09:32 
qxxpqU@='Yp13@x'<CR>qq@=<C-F>-<C-X><CR>q11@qZZ

mcr05: I wanted badly this @=<C-F> :P

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#57 Grisha Pushkov / readoonly - Score: 32 - 06/16/15 @ 10:56 
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Created by: pftb12345

57 active golfers, 86 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):
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#1 - kungfuchad / kungfuchad

06/02/2015 at 10:48AM

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#2 - Tom van der Lee / TomVdLee

06/02/2015 at 10:51AM

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#3 - Sir Chauffeur / sebdul

06/02/2015 at 10:55AM

16
#4 - Marijn van Vliet / wmvanvliet

06/02/2015 at 12:38PM

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#5 - Tim Chase / gumnos

06/02/2015 at 01:08PM

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#6 - John Braxler / braxler

06/02/2015 at 01:14PM

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#7 - Strabs / artistavenue

06/02/2015 at 01:53PM

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#8 - Louis Caruana / louiecaruana

06/02/2015 at 03:06PM

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#9 - Smylers / Smylers2

06/02/2015 at 04:29PM

16
#10 - Evan Coleman / edc1591

06/02/2015 at 04:54PM

16
#11 - Urtica dioica / udioica

06/02/2015 at 06:56PM

16
#12 - Garrett Heaver / garrettheaver

06/02/2015 at 07:04PM

16
#13 - Javier Rizzo / javierrizzoa

06/03/2015 at 04:01AM

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#14 - John Smith / literacyisgood

06/03/2015 at 04:51AM

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#15 - David Stensland / DavidStensland

06/03/2015 at 07:17AM

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#16 - Petro Тrouq / zulolosi

06/04/2015 at 03:34AM

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#17 - Kevin Knox / kevinrknox

06/04/2015 at 01:46PM

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#18 - Sam Cristall / sbcristall

06/04/2015 at 08:44PM

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#19 - Victor Haffreingue / nobe_4

06/04/2015 at 08:49PM

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#20 - Haoyang Feng / HHAribai

06/05/2015 at 06:35AM

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#21 - Steve Bitner / fourbitbots

06/05/2015 at 05:46PM

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#22 - Wlad / wladston

06/05/2015 at 07:49PM

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#23 - Thomas McGinniss / thom_bomb75

06/11/2015 at 07:13PM

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#24 - James Pringle / mathbyjames

06/11/2015 at 08:50PM

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#25 - Mutter Mumble / muttermumble

06/18/2015 at 07:58PM

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#26 - raghu erapaneedi / raghue9

06/19/2015 at 01:37PM

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#27 - Elizabeth / sprinkles418

06/19/2015 at 04:44PM

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#28 - Maxime / Maxime_VII

06/23/2015 at 02:27PM

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#29 - Lifepillar / lifepillar

06/23/2015 at 06:56PM

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#30 - Clark DuVall / theclarkatron

06/25/2015 at 07:57PM

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#31 - Skúli Jóhannsson / skulibj

06/26/2015 at 12:56AM

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#32 - Jan Wirth / FranzSkuffka

06/29/2015 at 10:00AM

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#33 - LCD 47 / lcd047

08/02/2015 at 08:45PM

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#34 - S.Lebedev / drasgo

08/28/2015 at 10:51PM

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#35 - Joey / joeyism101

09/11/2015 at 03:01AM

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#36 - Sean Hill / insecteanSean

10/03/2015 at 05:24AM

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#37 - Walker Boh / walker_boh

10/12/2015 at 12:32PM

16
#38 - Robert Goeddel / f0rdpr3fect

11/13/2015 at 07:43PM

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#39 - Jon Krause / jkrause314

01/15/2016 at 05:40PM

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#40 - Thijs van den Anker / thijsvdanker

02/15/2016 at 06:51PM

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#41 - George Angelopoulos / g_usermod

08/05/2016 at 02:40PM

16
#42 - Stanislav / prstad

09/14/2016 at 10:39AM

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#43 - Jorge / jherreso

07/27/2017 at 03:15AM

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#44 - Bradley M. Small / BradleySmall

11/23/2017 at 04:47AM

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#45 - Turkey Man / lvturkeyman

12/18/2017 at 08:43AM

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#46 - Michael Buckley / apolatg

01/23/2018 at 07:59PM

17
#47 - ushumpei / ushumpei_

06/05/2015 at 12:35PM

17
#48 - d;-) / pedrobearer

07/13/2015 at 07:26PM

18
#49 - Johan Adriaans / JohanAdriaans

06/02/2015 at 10:01AM

18
#50 - Adrien Fabre / statox42

06/04/2015 at 08:45PM

18
#51 - Gerald Tilma / GeraldTilma

10/21/2015 at 01:54AM

19
#52 - Assaf Lavie / AssafLavie

06/09/2015 at 08:08PM

20
#53 - Gurukandhamoorthi / Gurukandhamoor1

09/01/2017 at 03:16PM

21
#54 - Edgard Leal / EdgardLeal

06/03/2015 at 07:37PM

24
#55 - Drew Newell / drewnewell

06/24/2015 at 06:33PM

32
#56 - Matthieu Crapet / mcr05

06/13/2015 at 09:32AM

32
#57 - Grisha Pushkov / readoonly

06/16/2015 at 10:56AM